It took a further five days to convince Paypalthat the money collected was not part of some International MoneyLaundering, Drugs and Sex trafficking Ring, and for the cash to bereleased by a High Street Bank under the Money Laundering'Regulations', during which time Nick continued to languish in Jail.This in an age when Billions can be rocketed from London to Tokyo inseconds by our trusted and well beloved Banking industry.

This was always a Libertarian issue, a civil rights issue rather than aPublic Health issue. The hypocrisy of taxing tobacco and punishing itsusers beggars belief. If I choose to inhale noxious substances on myown property, that is my own decision. If members of the public do notlike it do not come onto my private property, go somewhere else todrink your own brand of poison (until it is banned next of course)

In an age of political parties queuing up to 'do something' which usually means banning something the Libertarian Party was pleased to support Old Holborn and Anna Raccoon with cash and what publicity and support it could muster. However we were more pleased that this attracted support and money from across the political spectrum and across the world.

We do not have to put up with this, we are the people not this Stasi inclined St